Definitions of shingle:

  • noun:   a small signboard outside the office of a lawyer or doctor, e.g.
  • noun:   coarse beach gravel of small water-worn stones and pebbles (or a stretch of shore covered with such gravel)
  • noun:   building material used as siding or roofing
  • verb:   cover with shingles
    Example: "Shingle a roof"